Wisterson in the Domesday Book (1086)

Wisterson appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Warmundestrou in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Warmundestrou

• Acton
• Aston
• Aston [juxta Mondrem]
• Audlem
• Austerson
• Baddiley
• Barthomley
• Basford
• Batherton
• Blakenhall
• Broomhall
• Buerton
• Cholmondeston
• Chorley

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Wisterson is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Remarkably, the name has changed little since 1086, when the Domesday scribes wrote it as Wisterson.

Listed Buildings Near Wisterson

Historic England records 5 listed buildings within about a mile of Wisterson. Listing protects structures of special architectural or historic interest, graded I (exceptional), II* (particularly important) and II.

Grade II*

• Willaston Hall - 1.21 km

Grade II

• Red Hall Farmhouse - 0.55 km
• L-shaped Farm Building About 20 Metres North of Willow Farmhouse - 0.72 km
• Willow Farmhouse - 0.74 km
• Nantwich Institution, the Barony - 1.21 km

Nearby Domesday Settlements

Other places recorded in the 1086 survey within a few miles:

• Willaston - 1.4 km SE
• Nantwich - 1.4 km SW
• Wistaston - 2.0 km E
• Aston juxta Mondrem - 3.2 km N
• Shavington - 3.6 km SE
• Poole - 3.6 km NW